Protesters led by hardline Islamists in southern Egypt held their
ground Monday, saying they won't end their campaign of civil
disobedience until the government removes a newly appointed Coptic
Christian governor.

The protesters, many from the ultraconservative Salafi trend of Islam,
have been sitting on train tracks, taken over government buildings and
blocked main roads in the southern city of Qena, insisting the new
governor won't properly implement Islamic law.